Urgent - different protein or not?

[Rafiki]

I gave both cats 2 small pieces of quail. Rafiki did not notice it in her food and ate it. Jammu ate it and is not scratching. Quail may be an option for both cats. I will try more tonight. It may be a very difficult one to chunk though - they aren't exactly plump and meaty!

 

[John Popp]

My boys really like goat and rabbit. Because of how high the protein content in rabbit and goat are I would add in some vegetable (not grain) filler if there is anything they will tolerate. For us, our boys like squash, pumpkin, spinach and green beans. Some cooked, some not. Make sure the pumpkin isn't pre-seasoned for pumpkin pie.

 

[SavannahLuv]

It's a good start Glad both the fur kids ate the quail. Maybe Jammu won't mind it not being in his usual chunks since it doesn't make him itch... wishful thinking. Savannah's do tend to be rather picky, probably because they know they can.

Perhaps eventually you can try pheasant. They're bigger than quail so might be easier to chunk.

 

[WitchyWoman]

It may be a very difficult one to chunk though - they aren't exactly plump and meaty!

I get my quail from http://quailandmice.com/ They are 30 minutes from my house. The quail are pristine. You can cut them up with a pair of kitchen shears. I don't know their shipping charges but probably won't be prohibitive.

 

[Rafiki]

I get my quail from http://quailandmice.com/ They are 30 minutes from my house. The quail are pristine. You can cut them up with a pair of kitchen shears. I don't know their shipping charges but probably won't be prohibitive.

Thanks for the info. Website does not seem to be working. I will try again later.

 

[Rafiki]

I just spent a 1/2 hour chunking and grinding a measly 16 oz of quail.

• 5 minutes to chunk
• 30 seconds to grind
• 25 minutes to clean the darn grinder.

LOL. The things we do for our furry overlords.

 

[SavannahLuv]

I just spent a 1/2 hour chunking and grinding a measly 16 oz of quail.

• 5 minutes to chunk
• 30 seconds to grind
• 25 minutes to clean the darn grinder.

LOL. The things we do for our furry overlords.

Such a good mom

 

[WitchyWoman]

Here's contact info for Rogue Valley Quail and Mice

Rogue Valley Quail & Mice, Inc.
13794 Perry Rd.
Central Point, Oregon 97502
541-826-1499
quailandmice@aol.com

 

[Rafiki]

Here's contact info for Rogue Valley Quail and Mice

Rogue Valley Quail & Mice, Inc.
13794 Perry Rd.
Central Point, Oregon 97502
541-826-1499
quailandmice@aol.com

Are they whole birds? As in feathers, heads and entrails?

 

[WitchyWoman]

Are they whole birds? As in feathers, heads and entrails?

Yes. If you choose to go this route, you can try cutting them up with shears to see if your cats will eat unground whole prey. If you grind, their a total package, no need to worry about organ:meat:bone ratio.